This book examines the transformative impact of generative AI on cultural production, with a particular focus on how AI technologies like ChatGPT are reshaping the creation of popular culture.
Through a comprehensive analysis of both Global North and South perspectives, the book offers critical insights into AI governance, ethical considerations, and the future of cultural production in an increasingly AI-integrated creative landscape. Tracing the evolution of AI in cultural industries, from its early representations in films to its current active role in content creation across various media, including film, television, music, and animation, the book explores how AI has shifted from being merely depicted in cultural works to becoming an integral tool in the creative process, from pre-production to post-production stages. It critically analyzes three core concepts-creativity, control, and credentials (3Cs)-in the context of AI-driven cultural production, putting focus on the examination of "precarious creativity," the tension between human creative expression and AI-generated content. The work addresses crucial concerns about labor rights, job security, and creative control in the cultural industries.
This book will interest graduate students and researchers in media studies, cultural studies, anthropology, globalization studies, sociology, and science and technology studies (STS), as well as interested policymakers and practitioners interested in AI's impact on the creative industries.
| ISBN: | 9781041148289 |
| Publication date: | 8th December 2025 |
| Author: | Dal Yong Jin |
| Publisher: | Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 176 pages |
| Series: | Routledge Studies in New Media and Cyberculture |
| Genres: |
Popular culture Media studies: TV and society News media and journalism Artificial intelligence History Graphical and digital media applications The Arts |
This book examines the transformative impact of generative AI on cultural production, with a particular focus on how AI technologies like ChatGPT are reshaping the creation of popular culture.
Through a comprehensive analysis of both Global North and South perspectives, the book offers critical insights into AI governance, ethical considerations, and the future of cultural production in an increasingly AI-integrated creative landscape. Tracing the evolution of AI in cultural industries, from its early representations in films to its current active role in content creation across various media, including film, television, music, and animation, the book explores how AI has shifted from being merely depicted in cultural works to becoming an integral tool in the creative process, from pre-production to post-production stages. It critically analyzes three core concepts-creativity, control, and credentials (3Cs)-in the context of AI-driven cultural production, putting focus on the examination of "precarious creativity," the tension between human creative expression and AI-generated content. The work addresses crucial concerns about labor rights, job security, and creative control in the cultural industries.
This book will interest graduate students and researchers in media studies, cultural studies, anthropology, globalization studies, sociology, and science and technology studies (STS), as well as interested policymakers and practitioners interested in AI's impact on the creative industries.
AI in Popular Culture features in the following genres: Popular culture, Media studies: TV and society, News media and journalism, Artificial intelligence, History, Graphical and digital media applications, The Arts
AI in Popular Culture is available in Hardback
AI in Popular Culture was written by Dal Yong Jin and published by Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis
AI in Popular Culture has 176 pages
Yes it is part of Routledge Studies in New Media and Cyberculture series
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